Visualizing water transport in roots: Advanced imaging tools for an expanding field

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 29-32

  Brodersen, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution X ray computed tomography; Hydraulic redistribution; Neutron imaging; Neutron tomography; Roots; Xylem; CT

Indexed keywords

GRASS; IMAGING METHOD; MAIZE; RADIOGRAPHY; REAL TIME; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION; WATER UPTAKE; XYLEM;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876444378     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1657-5     Document Type: Article

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